Torres had been silent over the past few months. She has been on leave from the LTO in connection with administrative cases filed against her for her supposed involvement in the illegal takeover of LTO IT provider Stradcom.

Stradcom had accused Torres of ordering a stop to the payment of over a P1 billion in fees the LTO allegedly owes Stradcom for its computerization project.

Torres, however, said she is waiting for the courts to decide which of the 2 factions really owns Stradcom before releasing payment.